美国国家公共电台 NPR--TV's favorite foul-mouthed kids from 'South Park' celebrated a big anniversary

TV's favorite foul-mouthed kids from 'South Park' celebrated¹ a big anniversary

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The animated³ television series South Park celebrated its 25th anniversary over the summer. The show actually began as a student film that satirized⁴ Christmas.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

TV's favorite foul-mouthed kids celebrated a big anniversary this year. It all started with some twisted Christmas magic.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SOUTH PARK THEME")

LES CLAYPOOL: (Singing) I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna have myself a time.

FADEL: South Park turned 25 over the summer. But Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny first appeared five years earlier in a student film about Christmas.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS")

TREY PARKER: (As Stan Marsh) Don't put the magic hat on the snowman.

MATT STONE: (As Kyle Broflovski) Why?

PARKER: (As Stan Marsh) 'Cause if you do, he's going to come to life.

STONE: (As Kyle Broflovski) Cool.

PARKER: (As Stan Marsh) No, it's not cool. My sister put a hat on a snowman, and it tried to kill her.

FADEL: University of Colorado classmates Trey Parker and Matt Stone produced a crudely animated film called "The Spirit of Christmas," the story of a demented snowman that's come to life.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS")

STONE: (As Kyle Broflovski) Oh, my God. Frosty killed Kenny.

FADEL: Parker and Stone's work caught the attention of a young television producer named Brian Graden.

BRIAN GRADEN: Within, like, 10 minutes, I realized that their humor had the same gestalt as mine and my buddies⁵ growing up. And so almost as a throwaway, I said, would you guys want to do my Christmas card this year?

FADEL: Graden gave Parker and Stone $2,000 to rework the Spirit of Christmas. Graden planned to put it on VHS and give it out to his friends.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS")

PARKER: (As Santa) Ho ho ho. We meet again, Jesus.

STONE: (As Jesus) You have blemished⁶ the meaning of Christmas for the last time, Kringle.

FADEL: The revamped cartoon featured a fight to the death between Jesus Christ and Santa Claus.

(SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS")

STONE: (As Jesus) I'm here to put an end to your blasphemy⁷.

PARKER: (As Santa) This time, we finish it. There can be only one.

MATT STONE AND TREY PARKER: (As boys) Go, Santa. Go, Jesus.

FADEL: In a time before viral videos, "The Spirit Of Christmas" spread pretty quickly. Graden's friends made copies for their friends, who make copies for their friends and so on.

GRADEN: People would start saying to me, hey, you have to see this Christmas card. And they would pop it in. And I realized that all of these people were showing me my Christmas card. That's when I began to realize that they had taken off. And the other thing that I had an awareness⁸ of is that these guys would, over time, have something to say because they had a great satirical sense. They were great observers of the world. So I probably always thought of it as something more than just a foul-mouthed cartoon.

FADEL: South Park went on to win several Emmy Awards and remains⁹ one of Comedy Central's highest-rated programs.

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

1 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 animated   

adj.生气勃勃的，活跃的，愉快的

参考例句：

• His observations gave rise to an animated and lively discussion.他的言论引起了一场气氛热烈而活跃的讨论。
• We had an animated discussion over current events last evening.昨天晚上我们热烈地讨论时事。

4 satirized   

v.讽刺，讥讽( satirize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• How could he stand being satirized by you like this? 你这么讽刺他，他怎么能搁得住。 来自互联网
• The essay bitterly satirized some unhealthy tendencies in society. 这篇杂文辛辣地讽刺了社会上的一些不良现象。 来自互联网

5 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

6 blemished   

v.有损…的完美，玷污( blemish的过去式 )

参考例句：

• His reputation was blemished by that article. 他的名声被那篇文章玷污了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The scandal has blemished her shining reputation. 这件丑闻损害了她辉煌的声誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 blasphemy   

n.亵渎，渎神

参考例句：

• His writings were branded as obscene and a blasphemy against God.他的著作被定为淫秽作品，是对上帝的亵渎。
• You have just heard his blasphemy!你刚刚听到他那番亵渎上帝的话了！

8 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

9 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。